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INTIMATIONS
Ten Victor Records which should be in every home'
L'Arlestonno Suite (Bizet) Part. 4. Caprico Espanol
(Beaumont)
Twilight-Crepuscule, Violin Cello Harp Album Leaf
Norma-Fantasia
Violin-FlutCello-Harp Harp Solo
17908-
17784-
17029-Lock-Prelude 74400-Tosca-Visi d'arte 87918-Cielo Turghino....... 87020-Madame Butterfly
Song
64133-Menuett (Hadyn) 74182-Tlusis Extenezzu
Butterly's Death Scene.
Violin. Solo
64504--When he Boys come Home 70116-Bowie Maggie Tanson
Song: Comic Song
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23rd, 1916.
Vessella's Italian Band.
Venetian Trio. Florentine Quartet. Lapitino.
Kids. Caruso. Geraldine Farrar. Mischa Elman, Krvisler ...Evan Williams. Harry Lauder.
MOUTRIE'S
VICTOR AGENTS.
[99-3
“AMUSEMENT WITHOUT DISCOMFORT"
SEE
PALISADE
THE
OUT-OF-DOOR-PICTURES
LOCATION NEAR POST OFFICE, KOWLOON.
TO-NIGHT!
TO NIGHT!!
"THE POCKET WIRELESS "
in 2 Parts
3rd Episode of the Great Mystery Serial,
"THE BLACK BOX."
THE LIFE OF GEORGI CARPENTIER
3 Parts.
A Sporting Drama featuring Georgi Carpentier, the Great French, Boxer and showing all his hig fights, training, etc
ITALIAN CAVALRY (Interesting).
GUZZLE THE GOLFER (Keystone Cowie). BUSTER BROWN ON GOATS (Edison Comic), THE BORDER RANGER (Essanay Drama),
Hongkong, 22nd August, 1916,
PRICES AS USUAL
(879
TRAVELLING CENTURIES
BACK.
TRACING OLD CHINESE ROUTES.
Sir Aurel Stein, who has just return [ed to England in the conclusion of a two and a half years' journey through Cen- tral Asia, undertaken by order of the | Government of India, made some fas- enating discoveries in Eastorn Tur- kestan, western-most China, the Pamirs, Russian Turkestan, and along the Perso Afghan border.
After crossing into Chinese Turkestan, Sir Aurel Stein made his way as rapidly as possible towards the desert round the dried-up Loop Nor, visiting on his way a annd-buried 'old site in the Taklamakan desert.
Among his discoveries at this desert site was a large ancient orchard still showing with uncanny clearness
the elaborate arrangement of fruit trees and and vines carried over trellis, áll dead. The settlement had been abandoned close on seventeen hundred years ago, and the river which ace onrried water to it now loses itself in the sand at a very great distance.
T
THAIN ẤN ANGENT LOTE: Perhaps his most important discovery, was the tracing of the ancient route of the Cher, and of the numerous' ruins, aloug that part of it which lay through a dried-up ancient delta. It was by this route that the Cafres, in the second cen
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OPIUM PROHIBITION
REINFORCED.
A Presidential Mandate, issued", at Paking, on the 13th inst., says:
ALLIES BLOW.
FEELING IN GERMANY,
SURPRISE AND ANXIETY.
GERMAN PRISONER'S
GRATITUDE.
I HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING
BUT LOVE AND CARE."
IN A BRITISH HOSPITAL 12.5.18, My dear M- My dear Children,
My dear Mother,
How terribly will the expression prisoner vehu in your ears. But vong anxiety will be needless, for to tell the truth I have hitherto not been treated as a prisoner, but have received nothing hus love and care for, my wounds, which are
During recent years, the order for the
The British Army's great new blow has stringent suppression of opium has been
done someching more than make a breaco reiterated time and again. Poppy plan- in the second German line (writes theter addressed by a German prisoner of The following is a translation of a leti tation has been eradicated in the interior, special correspondent of the Daily the Reserve Infantry Regiment to his but there have been greedy and lawless Telegraph at Rotterdain last touth), It
relatives :- individuals cunningly availing them- ins caused the deepest anxiety in German solves of every protection to buy and sell hearts. The effect of our renewed effort opium in secret, thereby injuring both can hardly be overestimated in its in- the nation and the people. These men fluence on the morale of the German deserve our alanost scorn. Let the Minis people, and this already when the for try of the Interior and the Ministry of ward movement is perhaps only in Justice circulate instructions amongst
first stages. It is fully realised that this the administrative chiefs of all the pro-
success is not only of more importance in vinces us, well as various yamêns in itself, bar janitely greater significance than the triumphant assault against the charge of the inspretion and the trans portation of goods to act as vigilantly as
It may be accepted possible in accordance with our repeated
that whilst, as a matter of fact, the Gere, and everything is done for. me to relieve my pain--in fact, overything inau Beadquarters were prepared in a orders in respect of matters in connce measure for the necessity of giving way
that can be done for a wounded man. tion with suppression of opium plantat some points when our offensive was
Therefore, my dear ones, respect our tion, smoking and transportation so that
enemies. I always had a great dre à of this evit may be extirpated root and
falling into English hands, but now that branch forever.
fate has overcome me I have learned bet- fer, and I see no trace of anything but tender love on the part of iny förmér enemics.
FAR EASTERN MEN AND THE WAR.
nor,
The following wire has been received from the War Offer, London, dated the 18th inst." Second Lieut, A. Con
Worcester Regiment. arrived at tury after Christ, conveyed all their silk Bombay from Basra August 11th with to Central Asia and the far-off Mediterraalaria." Mr. Connor left for the front ranean. The numerous pinces of exquisite with the Shanghai contingent early in Chinese silks and brocades found in the October, 1914 cemeteries will open up & new chapter in the history of textile art.
In that part of the desert which was waterless in ancient times for a distance of some 150 miles, he was able with ac- curacy to race the route of the ancient earavans by finds of tons and other small cbjects accidentally dropper. In one place the direction in which a convoy bad moved was clearly marked by hundreds of copper coins strewing the salt-encrust ed ground, which had remained untouch ed for at least sixteen hundred years.
During another portion of his travels Sir Aurel explored for a distance of 250 miles a further section of the armed forti- find borderline by which the Chinese had endeavoured to protect their western- most marshes in Kansu against ancient Hun raids. From the ruins of watch- towers found in continuous succession along the wall he recovered intact numer- ous written records on wood dating from the first century before and after Christ, His travels involved more than eleven thousand miles of marching over moun- tain and desert.
INVESTMENT OF CAPITAL IN CHINA.
DR. MORRISON'S VIEWS,
Dr. Morrison, political adviser to the Chinese Lovernment, who is at present on a month's holiday in Japan, has been interviewed at several pointy on his journey. To press representatives at Osaka and Yokohama, he talked on the future of China.
first defence line.
first launched, they believed their second line would be able to withstand all press sure. The reason for this was not 50 much the strength of the positions as the reinforcement they had
BigUsurey taken.
From reliable information as to traus, "My food could not be better than it port movements. I can state that the is, although I can eat very little; I have positions just captured were defended in
a splendid diance, every day, plenty great strength. During the brief pause meat and potatoes beautifully cooked. after the taking of the first line by the They give me almost too much, but for the reinforce the second line positions, both British, tremendous efforts were made to
sake of gooul manners I eat it till it is all finished. Ten does not suit me, no cof- brought up, not from the other fronts. with men and guns. New troops were
fee is specially prepared for me, and it tastes as good, dear M, as if you bad but large drafts and even fresh forma- tions from the depots behind the frant, made it with your own hands, Could a and also the depots in Germany. There wounded prisoner ask for anything bet was also a considerable massing of ter? Do you, therefore, show nothing D. James has been wounded in action,
additional gun behind the front where but kindness towards our wounded and is lying seriously ill in hospital at the attack was expected. Within a very enemies, particularly Englishmen, if you Rouen. This is the second time, this short time there arrive at St. Quentin happen to meet any on your journeys; Kobe boy has been put out of action; atone, 150 new guns, which were imme-treat them kindly, and remember how some time ago he was badly hurt by the diately mounted at what should have been much they are doing for me here. accidental explosion of a grenade while effective points. It may be accepted that gving instruction to the men under him.our resumed effort was made against an energy fully prepared, and, according to my information, fairly confident that the measures taken would hold it in check. tion whether we could immediately ad The Germans believed that the great ques varue against a reinforced enemy would be aussered in their favour. In fact, they reckoned on a repetition of the
Champagne last year, when, by-émicen- events at Neuve Chapelle. Loos, and
trating troops on the points known to be threatened, they not only prevented any further advance, but even succeeded in regaining part of what had been lost.
It is true that with a simultaneous offersive on all fronts in progress against them they had been robbed of the power to move immense bodies of troops quickly from parts where they are not wanted at threatened points. But the fact re- mains that the Germans had in their
Syeond Lirut. J. H. Bone, son of the Rev. Charles Bone, who was for many years · connected with the Wesleyan Mission at Hongkong, was killed in action in France on the 2nd ultimo. Licut. Bone was formerly in the employ ment of Jardine, Matheson & Co. at Hunglong, and volunteered for the front when the war began.
The Rev. G. Parker, of Kingtaekwan, Honan, one of the senior missionaries of the China Inland Mission, has received a telegram from the War Omee intimat ing that his third son, Lec.-Cpl. David L. Parker, 9th Highland Light Infantry, aged 183 years, was killed in action on July 15th.
Lieut. J. O. Barnes. Trench Mortar Battery, 7th Division R.F.A., is reported slightly, wounded by a gunshot wound in the right knre in action near Albert. Lieut. Barnes came out to Shanghai in 1900 with a Pompom Battery, and soon afterwards joined the Gas Co. As a rid- ing instructor, he has a large circle of friends,
The name of Lieut, A. Lyall, of the Highland Light Infantry, appears amongst the officers killed in the casualty list published on the 15th July. Licut. Touching the powers economic inter- Lyall was formerly of Shanghai, leeing eats in China Dr. Morrisun wished capit a draughtsman in the firm of Faraham, alists wou! I make free investment in Boyd & Co. He was also a member of China and assist in the exploitation of "A" Co., S. V. C. His brother, who was her rich natural resources. Whether they a lieutenant in the same regiment, was be Japanese, American, British or Rus-killed at the same time.
HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAOsian, there was no objection on the part
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WEDNESDAY, 28RD AUGUST, 1916.
8 a.m. HEUNGSHAN,
10 pm. KINSHAN.
3 am, HÓNAM
5 pm. FAZSHAN
THURSDAY, 24ra AUGUST, 1916.
8am, HEUNGSHAN. 6 p.m. KINSHAN,
BA, HONAM.
·10 pm. FATSHAN.
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HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
5.S. "TAISHAN,” Tops 3,500,
FLS. “SUI TAI," Tomi 1,661. HONGKONG TO MAÇAO. Wook days 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf, Sundays at 1 p.m. from the Wing-Lok Street Wharf.
MACAO TO HONGKONG
Daily at 7,30 2,30.
EXCURSION
TO
MACAO.
This service is suspended owing to Quarentine Regulations imposed by Hongkong Government on arrival from Maono.
FARES AS USUAL.
MACAO-CANTON LINE.
BS. "SUI AN,"
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CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.
9:8. “SAINAM,” 599 tons, and 8.8. “NANNING,” 669 tons. One of the above Steamers leares Canton for Wuchow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about 9 a m., and the other lanvis Wuchow for Canton on the same days at 8.30am. Round trips take about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Company's direct Steamers "LINTAN” and “BANUI." There vessels have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throngbout by electricity, Electric Fas in each Cabin,
Booking Office open daily (Bunday exceptedi ♬ a.m. to.5 p.m. Further articulare may be cbtained at the Office of the
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STFAMBOAT Co., Lrn.,
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Hotel Man ions (Fint Float), oppošie the Blake Fier,
of China China's development nut only benefits China herself, but at the same time the increase of her buying power will favourably reflect on the trade inter ests of the powers doing business with China Japan especially would derive incent benefit from the economic development of China. în view of her favourable geographical position. He d'd not believe that the economic activity of the powers capitalists in China would create a collision of interests among the Powers, but it would, on the contrary.
THE QUINTUPLE GROUP.
THE DEARTH OF DYES.
BRITISH MAKERS' PLANS FOR
THE FUTURE.
depôts large reserves, much larger, per- haps than was, believed in some on- military quarters, where there has been a tendency to over-estimate their losses and under-estimate their remaining re sources in men.
that
USING TP. RESERVES.
"I shall never during my whole life forget the kindness of my doctor and his assistants, the nurses and orderlics, and 1 all think of them gratefully when the peace bella peal on every side, - Now, my faithful M, and all of you, we will pray to God, Who has hitherto led me by His grace. Now farewell, all of you; Receive may God's mercy in upon us. loving greetings and kisses" of "your" father."
HONG KONG POLICE RESERVE.'
PATROL LISTE.
In a lists of men warned for patrol duty Nent to the D.S.P's. office, Warning Officers are required to state the Collar Numbers, as well as the name, of each patrolman..
BAND AND ORCHESTRA, Band Practice August 28th at U p Orchestra The Orchestra, in lieu of the practice, fixed for Thursday, August Sith, will play oi that date at the the Headquarters Club between hours of 8 and 7 p.m.
RIFLES AND AMMUNITION. medical exenfption for a period ex-. Members leaving the Colony or obtaining ceeding, or likely to exceed 7 days are required under penalty to return their Rifles and Ammunition through their Equipment Officers the Musketry Sergeant, or to the latter direct.
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to
In the vase of niebers at present ou leave or medically exempted, whose leave or exemption has exceeded 7 days, and in the case of melabers who have left the Colony without permis- sion, the Chief Inspector of Musketry will take immediate steps for secur ing the return of Rifles and Ammin nition.
TRANSFER. P. 744 Vincenot is transferred to the.
Motor Patrols.
JOINED.
Mounted Patrols-W. W. Edwards. No. Platoon, No. 3 Section--B. A.
Hyder. Wednesday, August Erd-The Surgeon LETTERS, HEADQUARTERS' CLUB, 5,30 PL
Superintendent of Police (R.) will lecture
Police First Aid in To be attendesk Street Accidents." by all Sergeants and all Patrolmen of over one year's service. Optional for all other ranks.
OIL.
Monday, August 28th--Lecture on The
The
duties of the Water Police, and of the Land Polier 471 the Water Front." Water Police to attend optional for all other members.
HEADQUARTERS' CLUB Chub premises will be open to Ladies on Thursday, August 24th, from 4:30 pimg_10 7 p.m..
DEFAULT.
the very purpose of being used to fend The reserves were kept in hend for
off the Allies naturally expected seconal blow. The first move in the Allies' offen- sive had given the Gervian Headquarters the measure of their task. Following it. they brought up to the attacked front all the soldiers and all the artillery at their disposal. Of course consideration was given to what the French might do far- ther south, but from the movements behind their trout it is clear that the Ger mans concentrated against the British to the fullest extent of their power. More over, they concentrated #t the right points. It was the honest Gorman mili tary opinion that the second British blow would not succeed. That it has succeeded is realised as the most significant fact associated with any of the Allies" mili- tary operations since the beginning, of the war. Apart from the gain of ground. A paper read by Mr. C. M. Whittaker,
this British success is by far the maxi of British Dyes (Limited), at the annual
important yet scored; in its influence on meeting of the Society of Chemical. In- dustry at Edinburgh, enumerated some of ible that the Germans, though they do
German military feeling. It is still pos the difficulties which the British coal-tarnow, did not realise in time the tremend colon industry has encountered as
ous force the Allies would put into their result of the war. add to their mutual advantage and bene-trained chemists, of fitters to erect plant, they did not abandon the offensive Apart from deficiency of personnel of blow. It should be borne in mind that and of builders to put up the buildings extent, and that momentarily, did they against Verdun. Only to a very small Regarding the talk of America's return
to contain it he pointed out that, while allow their strength there to be weakened. to the quintuple financial group Dr.out the use of nitric and sulphuric acids, happened in that respect during last it is impossible to make any colour with although I cannot speak for what has Morrison observed that it was not right these acids are also indispensable for the week. Before that time, however, they to consider that the American capitalists manufacture of high explosives. This practically maintained at the existing were acting on their own initiative, but was the greatest handicap of the British pitch the forces in men and guns along it was rather to be regarded as based on coal-tar colour industry, because the the inducement of the Japanese Govern-supply of acids is nothing like equal to
part of the front. Although a cer: iment and the diplomatic corps
tain number of troops were hastened in the demand. Peking.
away to the Somme district, they were Again, of the four most-important raw In Japan there apparently existed or mother products of the industry, the quickly replaced with drafts from the
depôts. among the public some misunderstand- distribution of one, toluol, is controlled
But, after all, Verdun and what it re- ing about the atitude of British residents by the Government, and another, benzol, in China, said Dr. Morison, and he great is being used largely for the production Presents is only another aspect of the present German quandary." Now less ly regretted to see the British in China of pierie acid, though napthaline and
than ever dare they give up their costly frequently rande the object of severe at-authracene are free markets. The reason effort against the French fortress. It is tack by the Japanese press and publicists. why old colours, of which the constitu- often said that the German General Staff There is no fear of a collision of interests been known for years, are not being influence military plans. If that is true deceive neutral observers, one of whom tion and method of manufacture have ever allow political considerations to in China between Japan and Great freely made at present is that the neces then Verdun is an exception. At this comments to-day:
sary products are not available, being very moment the German Government. If the Germans continue at the
tempo The Anglo-Japanese alliance ist berequired for more important processes.
flant for the manufacture of colour on
through the Press is representing the of the Inst four months, even supposing stronger for the guarantee of the peace Britain is being erected as fast as aportance in the present your eye on it will take another four months before permanently maintained and be made a scale never before attempted in Great fighting on the Meuse as the phase of real the advance of the Allies at the othe
ent situation on part of the front allows them to do so, Keep of the Far East as well as for the assur-humanly possible, and research is also the Western front.
Verdun,' ance of the common interests of both cous-being organized on a scale hitherto not ment is saying to the public through the Verdur on the cast of the Meuse, and the is what in effert the Govern-they will have occupied that part of tries. It was a cause of wonder and sur attempted, so that neglect of research medium of the Press. The German com- significance of the result will in the prise that a section of the Japanese press may not in future. be counted against muniqués on most recent events-speak for meantime should urge
the cancellation of the British firms as one of their sins of
have been reduced to themselves.
Even more illuminating alliance.
71 minimum. omission. In fact, when the colour con- NO ANTI-JAPANESE SENTIMENTS, sumers of his country come to weigh the the whole treatment of the matter in the
In this business of deceiving their pu On the successful Britishic. Nemesis is fast approaching the Ger newspapers. Dr. Morison expressed his great sym-efforts that have been made for them by offensive the military critics are silent man Government. It has been carried to pathy towards Japan and greatly re-
the staffs of the colour firms of this coun with a unanimity which carmot be acci- gretted that by a section of the Japanese try, they will, he thought, he amazed at dental, whilst, with equally significant familiar with German methods.
a degree almost incredible to those un public he was understood to entertain the success of those efforts.
One unanimity, all the newspapers give pro-consequence already is the dismay caused anti-Japanese sentiments, which was cer
A long discussion followed, in which minence to a trivial German success in by the British success. From the begin the Chairman (Dr. Carpenter of the the Verdun district. For example, Max tainly not the case.
South Metropolitan Gas Company) sai.
ning the public has been told that that Mr. Whittaker's paper afforded Headquarters, and therefore necessarily lish. A neutral from Berlin states that Osborn, one of the correspondents at nothing was to be feared, from the Eng complete answer to the criticisms levelled fauiliar with the real position, tele- when the report came that the English against the British industry.
The offensive had really commenced the people thought that after the war we might commencement of the German offensive were amazed, and for at least two days
Dr. H. N. Morris, of Manchester, graphs to the Vosische Zeitung:
east of the Meuse, undisturbed, by the did not believe in it at all. The latest expect serious competition not only from
tremendous pressure elsewhere, shows information as to the feeling in Berlin Germany, but also from America, and
that we can still take the initiative. possibly from Japan.
A is that amazement has given way to dis fleet of thirteen steamers, £524,855 profit Mr. R. D. Pullar, of Fullar's Dye
may As regards the public, it is safe to has been earned, representing 187 per Works. Perth, discussed the economic
say that in England's making this great the company's capital of side of the question. In his view, we
determined effort the incredible has £280,000. The previous year's earnings must resist anything in the nature of
pened. That is why the moral effect pf. were £87,103. A dividend of 15 per cent, protection. If British chemists cannot
our success is of even greater importance, than the results achieved on the field of making, with 10 per cent, interim divid make dyes which will succeed on their
battle. The British effort is the spiritual end, 25 per cert, for the year, free of own merits, they cannot hope to secure income-tax, is declared.
the market.
equivalent to the invasion of Germany,
Britain.
THE ANGLO-TAPANESE ALLIANCE.
SHIPPING NOTES,
137 PER CENT. PROFIT.
"Accounts of W, and C. T. Jones Steam ship Company (Ltd.), of Cardiff, for the year ended June 30, show that with a
cent. ΟΤΙ
15
new stop has been taken to the south, bouchod for rese, in the immediate eighbourhood of the inner girdle of
forts,"
NEUTRALS NOT DECEIVED. .
Such is the dust thrown in the eyes of the German public. Anyhow it does not (Continued on next Column.)
For leaving the Colony without permis- sion, a P.-c. has been awarded 18 hours. Cells and Special Patrol duty,
F. C. JENKIN
D.S.P. (R)
a